| 单词 | lob |
| 释义 | lob (once / 3780 pages) vn When you lob something, you throw it up very high. If you lob a baseball from the outfield to the pitcher, you hurl it in an arc that ends right where the pitcher can catch it. If you propel an object in an arc, you lob it — a soldier might lob a missile at the enemy, and a protester might lob a rock at a crowd. Tennis players can lob a ball by hitting it up and over the net. Today the noun lob means a throw (or hit) that follows an arc, but in the 14th century a lob was a "lazy lout," and in the 16th century it was "a lumpish thing." WORD FAMILYlob: lobbed, lobbing, lobed, lobs+/lobed: bilobed, unlobed USAGE EXAMPLESOn the next play, Allen lobbed a weak pass toward Grimes, which was intercepted. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) Francois lobbed one up perfectly for Murray, and the Seminoles escaped. Washington Post(Dec 31, 2016) Gueye tries to lob Marshall from the halfway line, and puts it 20 yards wide. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) 1v propel in a high arc lob the tennis ball Hyper throw propel through the air 2n the act of propelling something (as a ball or shell etc.) in a high arc Hyper actuation, propulsion the act of propelling 3n an easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc Hyper return a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player |
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